The Club put together an exciting sailing, racing and training programme for 2024.  There is a a Spring Cruise (UK & France) and two Summer Cruises (UK & Ireland and UK, France & Channel Islands), yacht racing (UK & France) and RYA training available through the year.

Planning is underway for 2025 which will probably include the Baltic & Western French coast.

Please note, these activities are only available to PYC Members (not Introductory Members). 

At all other times the boats are available to be booked for ad-hoc cruises and mentoring by Club Skippers and Members.

A spring cruise of 20 days in Quartette via Chatham, St Katherines Dock, Dover and returning via France has been planned.  The outline plan was as follows:-

Leg 1 - 11th to 18th May - Haslar, Brighton, Eastbourne, Dover, Ramsgate, Chatham, Gravesend, St Katherines Dock London.

Leg 2 - 18th May to 23rd May - St Katherine's Dock London, Gravesend, Chatham, Ramsgate, Dover.

Leg 3 - 23rd May to 30th May - Dover, France, Haslar.

All the crew changes are at 18:00 hours.

Sometimes a race becomes a competition to see who can keep moving with no wind!

This year we will enter the Junior Offshore Group (JOG) and RORC races.

These races provide a great experience, both for keen racers and those who have never raced before. Many of the races are actually two races over a weekend, with a night in harbour in between, so this allows us to enter (if necessary) with smaller crews and no need for overnight watches. There is also the Round the Island which is sure to book up quickly.

For those who have not raced before, PYC takes a relaxed approach to racing, with opportunities to take part in foredeck, cockpit, and helming.  We tailor our approach to racing to suit the needs of the individual crew member so if you are thinking of giving it a go then now is a good time to step forward.  It is a great way to learn new skills, or strengthen old ones, that you can apply to the rest of your sailing career.  Also we will be running some training weekends and you are encouraged to attend these before going on your first race.

There is a daily Racing premium fee in addition to the sailing fees to cover some of the costs associated with racing.

Race 1 - Lonely Tower & Great Escape (JOG) - 23rd & 24th March

Race 2 - Cervantes Trophy (RORC) - Cowes to Le Havre - 19th to 21st April

Race 3 - Deauville Race (JOG) - 24th to 26th May

Race 4 - X-Yachts Regatta (Solent/Hamble) - 1st & 2nd June

Race 5 - Round the Island 2024 - Both Relax & Quartette if enough demand - 15th & 16th June

Race 6 - Cowes to Cherbourg (RORC) - 6th to 10th September

Race 7 - Cowes/Solent (JOG) - 28th & 29th September

PYC is an RYA Training Centre and as a sea school we are able to provide the following practical courses to our all members: Competent Crew and Day Skipper.

We also run Advanced Skipper Training and Development for our Club Skippers: Coastal Skipper and Preparatory courses for the RYA/MCA Yachtmaster^TM Exam (to book onto these skipper courses, you must be a PYC Club Skipper).

In addition, we provide a number of our own courses covering areas such as: Boat Handling, Spinnaker Training and Sail Trim.

A summary of the courses we will be offering in 2024 is shown below.

Boat Handling - Quartette - 27th & 28th January

Sail Trimming & Spinnaker Trimming - Relax - 10th & 11th February

Boat Handling - Relax - 26th & 27th February

Pilotage (Day & Night) - Quartette - 18th & 19th March

Boat Handling - Quartette - 23rd & 24th March

RYA Yachtmaster Coastal/Offshore Prep Week and Exam - Quartette - 19th to 25th April

RYA Competent Crew/Day Skipper - Quartette - 26th to 30th April

Sail Trimming & Spinnaker Trimming - Relax - 11th & 12th May

RYA Coastal Skipper - Relax - 3rd to 7th June

RYA Yachtmaster Coastal/Offshore Prep Week and Exam - Quartette - 7th to 13th October